Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for November 15
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| November 15, 1739 |
A party of Spanish regulars land on Amelia Island and conceal themselves in the woods. The following day they kill two of MacKaye's Highlanders
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James Oglethorpe |
| November 15, 1769 |
Wright refuses to order elections for four newly established parishes along Georgia's southern coast.
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James Wright |
| November 15, 1777 |
The Continental Congress Committee of Thirteen, which included Button Gwinnett before his death, proposes the Articles of Confederation. They requested states be ready to ratify the Articles of Confederation by March 10, 1778
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Button Gwinnett |
| November 15, 1815 |
Former governor Stephen Heard dies, Elbert County, Georgia
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Elbert County, Georgia |
| November 15, 1827 |
Final cession of Creek land in Georgia, signed at the Creek Agency on the Flint River
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| November 15, 1859 |
George Rockingham Gilmer dies, Oglethorpe County |
| November 15, 1860 |
Major Robert Anderson is ordered to assume command of Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor |
| November 15, 1864 |
Right Wing of Sherman's Army leaves East Point, heading to the southeast towards Stockbridge, where they spend the night. Sweeping the front of the Right Wing, Judson Kilpatrick skirmishes with men under Joseph Wheeler in Jonesboro. Wheeler pulls back to Griffin.
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March to the Sea |
| November 15, 1864 |
City of Atlanta burned under orders from General Sherman during the March to the Sea. A special battering ram was used to destroy the stone and brick railroad depot. Because of the city's size, it took the Union Cavalry nearly a day to complete the task, beginning this evening and completing the task the following afternoon.
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Civil War - 1864 |
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March to the Sea |
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William Tecumseh Sherman |
| November 15, 1865 |
Charles Jenkins elected governor. He is the only candidate
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Charles Jones Jenkins |
| November 15, 1994 |
TLC's Crazysexycool is released
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TLC |
| November 15, 2004 |
After warning his teachers in Gainesville, Georgia that he could not endure any more time in a solitary confinement room in his school, 13-year-old Jonathan King hung himself while being confined. |
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Hall County, Georgia |
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